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Bhagavad Gita 4.18
कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः। स बुद्धिमान्मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्॥
karmaṇy akarma yaḥ paśyed akarmaṇi ca karma yaḥ | sa buddhimān manuṣyeṣu sa yuktaḥ kṛtsna-karma-kṛt ||
“One who sees inaction in action and action in inaction is wise among people; such a one is in yoga, doing all actions.”- action
- wisdom
- discernment
What this verse is about
This verse speaks to action, and what separates doing from being, a quieter kind of knowing, and the capacity to tell one thing from another, clearly.
✦ Contemplation
Stillness is not laziness. And being busy is not the same as doing.
✦ A small practice
Sit still for two minutes today. Notice how much is still happening inside you.
Chapter 4
The Yoga of Knowledge and the Renunciation of ActionJñāna Karma Sannyāsa Yoga
Action done as offering becomes a form of knowledge. The chapter that insists wisdom purifies everything it touches.
Sit with this verse a little longer.
Ask Dharma how this verse might land in your own life — and receive a calm, verse-grounded reflection.
Ask Dharma about 4.18